Dystopian and Apocalyptic Literature

Beschrijving
This is my preset list of dystopian/utopian literature, which includes apocalyptic literature, for the purposes of this list. Feel free to vote up your recommendations and thumbs down books that are not worth reading. Keywords: dystopia, utopia, apocalypse, postapocalyptic
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Wij
door Yevgeny Zamyatin
8,461 leden
214 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 26
13 Members
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sturlington: Classic precursor to 1984. Required reading for serious fans of dystopian lit.
2
Heerlijke nieuwe wereld
door Aldous Huxley
53,880 leden
772 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 3
30 Members
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sturlington: Classic dystopia and counterpoint to 1984. Genetic engineering, mass consumerism, mind control, totalitarianism. Required reading.
3
Boze jongens
door Anthony Burgess
25,879 leden
389 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 13
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sturlington: Classic futuristic dystopia written in fictional dialect. Mind control, extreme violence. Required reading.
4
De boerderij der dieren
door George Orwell
59,996 leden
883 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 5
27 Members
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sturlington: Political/satirical allegory with animal characters. Propaganda and totalitarianism. Required reading.
5
De tijdmachine
door H. G. Wells
17,679 leden
338 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Algemene Rangorde 12
17 Members
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sturlington: Classic time travel novel. Far future dystopia in which humanity has de-evolved; also dying Earth. Required reading.
6
De stad der blinden
door José Saramago
13,038 leden
390 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 41
8 Members
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sturlington: Apocalyptic allegory. Blindness epidemic, extreme regression of civilization.
7
Dromen androïden over elektrische schapen?
door Philip K. Dick
19,268 leden
473 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 11
18 Members
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sturlington: Philosophical futuristic dystopia. Environmental degradation, androids, existentialism.
8
Dissipatio H.G.: The Vanishing
door Guido Morselli
227 leden
4 besprekingen
½ 3.5
Algemene Rangorde 192
3 Members
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9
Fahrenheit 451
door Ray Bradbury
53,884 leden
997 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 1
37 Members
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sturlington: Futuristic philosophical dystopia. Loss of freedom of speech, mass consumerism, totalitarianism and extreme censorship. Required reading.
10
De vrouwen van Stepford
door Ira Levin
3,064 leden
91 besprekingen
½ 3.6
Algemene Rangorde 39
9 Members
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sturlington: Feminist dystopia in which suburban housewives are replaced with robot versions of themselves by their husbands.
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Het verhaal van de dienstmaagd
door Margaret Atwood
42,255 leden
1,138 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 4
30 Members
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sturlington: Classic feminist dystopia. Totalitarianism, infertility, theocracy. Required reading.